CVE-2026-34085
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-34085 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-03-25 17:17:09 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-12 15:37:22 UTC |
| Description | fontconfig before 2.17.1 has an off-by-one error in allocation during sfnt capability handling, leading to a one-byte out-of-bounds write, and potentially a crash or code execution. This is in FcFontCapabilities in fcfreetype.c. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.000140000 probability, percentile 0.028310000 (date 2026-05-12)
Problem Types: CWE-193 | CWE-193 CWE-193 Off-by-one Error
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 5.9 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 5.9 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Fontconfig Project | Fontconfig | 2.17.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Fontconfig Project | Fontconfig | affected 2.17.1 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| gitlab.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig/-/work_items/481 | [email protected] | gitlab.freedesktop.org | Issue Tracking |
| gitlab.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig/-/merge_requests/446 | [email protected] | gitlab.freedesktop.org | Patch |
| gitlab.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig/-/commit/b9bec06d73340f1b5727302d13ac3d... | [email protected] | gitlab.freedesktop.org | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.